In his famous essay, Meaning of Art, Tagore describes the artist as a magician of rhythm who imparts an appearance of substance to the unsubstantial. This observation accurately sums up the art of Jonaki Pal. With her free flow of colours and lines, she is able to conjure up the extraordinary from the ordinary, discovering ‘substance’ in the ‘unsubstantial’. She also attempts to break free from stereotypes through the rhythm of colours and lines, displaying a rare combination of sagacity and simplicity. In her rendition of art, rich colours come together in a kaleidoscopic maze, creating an enigmatic effect. Inner Eye, the ongoing exhibition of paintings on canvas by Pal, finds her at her insightful yet picturesque best. Whether painting stories of happiness or sorrow, triumph or defeat, optimism or pessimism, her creative force expresses itself with characteristic vigour, generating its distinctive rhythm, harmony and balance in its own, unique way.

June 6 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Ramaranjan Mukherji will speak in Sanskrit on Bhavabhutir Uttararamacharit.June 6 at Calcutta School of Music; 6.30 pm: Indranil Poddar will present a musical lecture on the great conductor, Wilhelm Furtwangler, in continuation of the lecture series on Great Conductors, for the Listeners’ Club.
June 6 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Dr Sasanka Bhusan Bandyopadhyay will speak on Chandogya Upanishad.

Till June 7 at Iskcon, Gurusaday Road; 10 am - 4 pm: A summer camp (for children 5 years to 15 years) on meditation, public speaking, painting and crafts, jewellery-making, glass painting, card making, arts and drama, games and quiz, and film show.

QUIZ

June 7 at International School of Business & Media, EN-22, Sector-V, Salt Lake: The World Quiz Championship, a written individual quiz. Entry fee: Rs 50 (for students) and Rs 100 (for others). Details with Gautam (#98300 44093) or Suprio (#92305 62601).All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to: Time out, The Telegraph, 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001; Fax: 2234-8244

All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less
than a week ahead to: